Gejza Dusík
Gejza Dusík (born April 1, 1907 in Zavar , Austria-Hungary ; † May 6, 1988 in Bratislava ) was a Slovak composer who is considered the founder of Slovak operetta and modern Slovak light music .
Life
Gejza Dusík spent his childhood in Križovany nad Dudváhom . After graduating from high school in 1928, he studied for four semesters at the Medical Faculty of Comenius University , but because of the popularity of his dance songs he dropped out of medical studies and instead studied at the New Vienna Conservatory between 1932 and 1936 as a student of Eugen Zándor. While still a student he composed his first operetta, Tisíc metrov lásky , which premiered in 1935 in the Slovak National Theater. In 1939 he became an employee of the Slovak Composers' Union (Slovak: Slovenský autorský zväz , predecessor of today's organization SOZA), in 1949 he was promoted to director and remained there until 1974. In 1942 he also founded his own music publishing company, which existed until 1948.
Dusík composed more than 250 dance songs during his lifetime. He died in Bratislava and is buried in Martin.
Awards
- 1964 Honored Artist in Czechoslovakia
- 1988 national artist of Czechoslovakia
- 2007 Ľudovít Štúr Order 1st class in memoriam
Works
Operettas
- 1935 Tisíc metrov lásky
- 1938 Keď rozkvitne máj
- 1939 Modrá ruža
- 1940 Pod cudzou vlajkou
- 1941 Turecký tobacco
- 1943 Osudný valčík
- 1944 Tajomný prsteň
- 1954 Zlatá rybka
- 1956 Hrnčiarsky bál
- 1963 Carnival na Rio Grande
- 1965 Dvorná lóža
- 1971 To by bola láska
- 1980 Víno pre Marínu
Symphony orchestra
- 1934 Myra
- 1936 Ružová nálada, intermezzo
- 1936 Spomienka na Piešťany
- 1937 Na vlnách Dunaja
- 1947 Fantázia z operety Tajomný prsteň
- 1949 Idylické obrázky
- 1949 Koncertný valčík
- 1951 Našim rekreantom
- 1951 Z melódie do melódie
- 1953 Rapsódia
- 1956 Obrázky z Trenčianskych Teplíc
- 1965 Podvečerná idyla
- 1971 Nedeľa na dedine
- 1971 Harmónia
- 1973 Prvomájová predohra
- 1977 Októbrová predohra
Chamber orchestra
- 1975 Slávnostná suita
- 1977 Reminiscencie
- 1977 Slovenská rapsódia
Songs (selection)
- Už pláva loď moja
- Svätojánske mušky
- Je to iba zvyk
- Keď harmonika tíško znie
- Ružičky červené
- Široká cestička
- Láska okolo blúdi
- Keď rytmus volá
- Až v chotári nevädze rozkvitnú
- Nech je šťastný celý svet
- Hviezdy nad Jadranom
- Svetlo a tieň
- Večer pri Dunaji
- Najkrajšia spomienka
- Kytica ruží
- Len bez ženy
- Nebozkané pery
- Dedinka v údolí
- Tak smutno mi je bez Teba
- Rodný môj kraj
- Čo sa mi môže stať
- Tak nekonečne krásna
- Pieseň o rodnej zemi
- Modrá ruža
- Dve oči neverné
- Poprosme hviezdy
- Vám jedine Vám
- Marína
- Podaj mi rúčku
Web links
- Entry on osobnosti.sk (Slovak)
- Article about Dusík's life and works on the website of Opera Slovakia (Slovak)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dusík, Gejza |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Slovak composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 1, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zavar , Austria-Hungary |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 6, 1988 |
| Place of death | Bratislava |